This doesn't surprise me at all. The Patriots are usually great at evaluating the worth of their own potential free agents. Wilfork is the best nose tackle in football and he's not yet 30 years old. Just like the re-signings of Randy Moss and Richard Seymour (in 2006), I figured something would get done. I may be missing someone, but have the Patriots ever let a free agent walk who ended up being great somewhere else?

This doesn't surprise me at all. The Patriots are usually great at evaluating the worth of their own potential free agents. Wilfork is the best nose tackle in football and he's not yet 30 years old. Just like the re-signings of Randy Moss and Richard Seymour (in 2006), I figured something would get done. I may be missing someone, but have the Patriots ever let a free agent walk who ended up being great somewhere else?

Asante Samuel, Curtis Martin (Pre-BB and not really by choice). But yes, generally they are very good at evaluating their current players.

This doesn't surprise me at all. The Patriots are usually great at evaluating the worth of their own potential free agents. Wilfork is the best nose tackle in football and he's not yet 30 years old. Just like the re-signings of Randy Moss and Richard Seymour (in 2006), I figured something would get done. I may be missing someone, but have the Patriots ever let a free agent walk who ended up being great somewhere else?

Aasante samuel thats it I think, Ty Law had one or two good season after he left NE and oh yeah the great David Givens

This doesn't surprise me at all. The Patriots are usually great at evaluating the worth of their own potential free agents. Wilfork is the best nose tackle in football and he's not yet 30 years old. Just like the re-signings of Randy Moss and Richard Seymour (in 2006), I figured something would get done. I may be missing someone, but have the Patriots ever let a free agent walk who ended up being great somewhere else?

Aren't Eagles fans always complaining about him being inconsistent and the worst tackler ever? Plus hasn't Sheldon Brown been their best corner for less money? Asante isn't bad, but hes not a super star either. Lawyer Milloy is probably the most succesfull player that left the Pats since BB took over the team. I don't think Curtis Martin ever played for a BB coached Pats.

There have been a lot of Pats guys that weren't retained that left and did nothing much at all. Deion Branch, David Givens, Tully Banta-Cain, etc.

Aren't Eagles fans always complaining about him being inconsistent and the worst tackler ever? Plus hasn't Sheldon Brown been their best corner for less money? Asante isn't bad, but hes not a super star either. Lawyer Milloy is probably the most succesfull player that left the Pats since BB took over the team. I don't think Curtis Martin ever played for a BB coached Pats.

As an Eagles fan, I can tell you that Asante is an overrated player. He's usualy good for anywhere from 4-10 interceptions a season, but many of those picks are the result of poor quarterbacks telegraphing their routes, and all of these picks come at the expense of proper tackling and press coverage. Asante is alot like Deion Sanders in that he basically can't tackle, but unlike Deion he isn't a shutdown corner either, so he still manages to give up big plays.

He's not terrible - interceptions are still a valuable thing to be able to generate - but he's definitely not worth his contract, and he's definitely a liability in many games.

Honestly, Belichick was probably better served by letting him walk rather than signing him to a monster contract.

As an Eagles fan, I can tell you that Asante is an overrated player. He's usualy good for anywhere from 4-10 interceptions a season, but many of those picks are the result of poor quarterbacks telegraphing their routes, and all of these picks come at the expense of proper tackling and press coverage. Asante is alot like Deion Sanders in that he basically can't tackle, but unlike Deion he isn't a shutdown corner either, so he still manages to give up big plays.

He's not terrible - interceptions are still a valuable thing to be able to generate - but he's definitely not worth his contract, and he's definitely a liability in many games.

Honestly, Belichick was probably better served by letting him walk rather than signing him to a monster contract.

This! I think very highly of Asante Samuel in the Patriots' system In that, he could be exceptional - and he was for a couple of years. But outside that system (in within to some extend) he is a liability in many regards. Paying him $10 mill per year is just plain dumb, that money is better spent on other players. Spreading the wealth a bit.. But he is very good at route recognition and has excellent closing speed though. Just not worth $10 mill... So I wouldn't include him on the "list" of players NE has let go to be great at another club. Milloy wasn't great either, never was. Ty Law is the only player in the BB era I can think of, and he only had one truly great s season after he signed elsewhere.

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